Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-20
A FAITHLESS SPOUSE.
A Deceived Husbands Search and
Discovery.
he Finds his Wife in Intimate Com
partnership with Another MAN I"
Rock IsIand---Story of the Case.

Rock lsinnd---StOry OF the sast.
An exciting countenance and trembling |
voice characterized well dressed gentle
man who arrived at the Rock Island
house AT 5 O'Clock this morning from the
north Qnickly scanning the register his
eye fell upon Two names. They were
"A. Axteil aud lady, Milwaukee. Just
as thought, he said, and then he pro-
ceeded To ask Clerk Horn as to what
time the guests mentioned had arrived,
what their relaiions had been, etc. I'm
mediately below the names of Axtell and
lady was Nv j. Gardner ana lady, Mil
waukee," aud the party had asked for
three rooms, one suite and one single
room. CLERK Bloom had assigned them
on arrival to the following: So and 81
suite and %, single thestirst Two being
connected and the last named on an en-
trely different floor.
The guest who arrived in such state
of excitement this morning WAS John X.
Walton, of Ottawa, and it was his wife
who was the lady registered with A.
Axtell, Gardner being with his own wife.
Walton traced his wife here. believing
that there WAS crime and intimacy be-
tween his wife and the man Axtell, and
when he found the condition of affairs nj
the hotel, he Immediately swore out
warrant for the arrest of both AXtell and
his companion. Axle.l was found in
room -, but his lady companion was in
56-the one adjoining that OF Gardner
locked up by Officers Wichman and
RoseutIeld. pending examination tins af>
ternonn. Tie woman whom Walton
claims as his wife, and charges with
adultery. is attractive in appearance be-
ing al the blonde type of beauty.
| would rather have seen my wife ly~
ng dead before ne than to see her going
to jill this morning, especially with the
crime hanging over her, which | firmly
believe she Is guilty OF So spoke Mr..
Walton to an ARGUS reporter after the
excitement of the early morning proceed
mgS had somewhat subsidized. We were
married Three years ago" he continued
| and have lately been in business in OF
tHwa NV wife had been working there
with me until three weeks ago last FRI
day | was receiving SEQ a week and
expenses and she So We were happy
| and contented until this man. bv some
means, persuaded hef away. But tn
make the story complete must go back
| little. | had been doing successful
business in the coffee and tea line; bul
failed and went to WATERFOWL, Wis, anC
| opened a store Axtell had been there
before me. and had not succeeded.
was broke and he came to me and aid i
would put my stock in with him III
would give NE $25 to pay my debts ant
we would work together in the future
We had not been together long when AK
tell began his attentions to my wife.
went for him with club and this settlet
oGr business relations AXtell went Il
Sterling and formed partnership witt
Gardner Ny wife and went TO worI
in Ottawa. A short time ago | receive
letter from Axtell opening negotia
lions for reestablishment of on
former business relations, but
tore it up. Not long after. my viii
wanted raise in her wages, and not gel
ting it she quit, and sSid site believed sh
would visit a sister and friend at anntht
town IN Illinois. AT first | consented
but aftrrward said she should not q
my suspicious had hrcn aroused and
forbid her going. She packed up an
went anyway | waited four days, NJ
wrote her SISTER. asking her; | received
reply that sh,. WAS not there | then te
rgrapbed tn all her friends; they ha
heard nothing of her | concluded
20 to Sterling and see If she was vii
AXtrl When | got there, the firm hi
had their goods hauled out of town by
Co., tram ard sent sixteen miles to dep
for shipment to Rock Island. | trace
them here with the result as you know
AxtelI Il Gardner comprise the tea tiI
that moved to Rock Island from Sterlil
Yesterday and took possession Of
store recently vacated by G. l.. PatlersC
on Second avenue.
The case came up before MagistrA
Bennett this afternoon and the deten
ants claimed Thai their relationship "
only that nccasioped 10y businrss-t II
the had, had worked for AxtelI III St'
ling. and bad come to Rock Island fol
similar purpose. States Attorney +
trikin and Hon =. O'Mara appeared
the state, and MIR j. T. Ken~orthy d
= VIM McEniry for the defendants.
The defendants were each bound o
in the sum of 5000, which WIS afterwa
reduced to $3.50